Health
Want to get some sleep? Charge up by shutting down
Bedtime hasn't been this difficult since you were a toddler—throwing your tired self on the floor in a tantrum, insisting you weren't ready for the day to end.
Oct 10, 2013
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Sleep Deprivation
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study examines impact of texting on students' emotional well-being
Sleep deprivation has long been considered a significant problem for college freshmen during their transition to campus life. Now, a new study by a Washington and Lee University psychology professor identifies another culprit ...
Sep 29, 2013
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Health
Hours of sleep and body fat linked for teenage boys, study shows
Researchers in human nutrition at the University of Otago have found that teenage boys who sleep less have more body fat when compared to girls, whose sleep deprivation has no discernible effect on their body fat ratios.
Sep 19, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Sleep deprivation increases food purchasing the next day
People who were deprived of one night's sleep purchased more calories and grams of food in a mock supermarket on the following day in a new study published in the journal Obesity, the official journal of The Obesity Society. ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Health
Study reveals the face of sleep deprivation
A new study finds that sleep deprivation affects facial features such as the eyes, mouth and skin, and these features function as cues of sleep loss to other people.
Aug 30, 2013
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Sleep disorders
Study finds lack of sleep contributes to prejudice and stereotyping
Does sleepiness make one more likely to be prejudiced or to engage in stereotyping? In a recent study, Assistant Professor Sonia Ghumman from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Shidler College of Business found that individuals ...
Jul 24, 2013
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Sleep disorders
To sleep: perchance to dream ...
"Sleep is the best medicine," says the old proverb. But many adults don't benefit enough from sleep, with as many as 60 percent reporting sleep problems at least several nights a week.
Jul 24, 2013
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Health
Study investigates whether improving sleep reduces heart disease risk in caregivers
The University of South Florida College of Nursing is conducting research to improve sleep in those caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, with the aim of determining if better sleep affects heart health. ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Health
Women working shifts are at greater risk of miscarriage, menstrual disruption and subfertility
Shift work, which encourages sleep deprivation and patterns of activity outside the circadian rhythm, has been associated with a greater risk of ill health and loss of well-being in some (but not all) studies. However, little ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Other
Vital sign collection based on patient risk for clinical deterioration
Nighttime frequency of vital signs monitoring for low-risk medical inpatients might be reduced, according to a research letter by Jordan C. Yoder, B.A. and colleagues at the University of Chicago.
Jul 1, 2013
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